Bayleaf Farmstead

Bayleaf is a timber-framed hall house dating mainly from the early  fifteenth century. The garden is a re-creation of a late-medieval garden, laid out in blocks of beds.

Each plot, together with the access path, measures 2 x 1 perches (16.5 x 33ft); 16.5ft is the statutory rod, pole or perch. This is the measurement a yeoman farmer would have been accustomed to.

The vegetables and herbs have been selected mainly from two medieval lists: a poem The Feate of Gardening, by Master Jon Gardener, written before 1400; and a list found in a cookery book, the Fromond List, of about 1525-30. *

Bayleaf Garden

Bayleaf Farmstead and Garden

*From a sign next to the garden

12 Comments CherryPie on Jan 28th 2019

12 Responses to “Bayleaf Tudor Farmstead and Garden”

  1. Wonderful. I used to live not far from the Weald & Downland Museum and it is a fabulous place – gets bigger every time I visit. It is an extraordinary achievement. Featured it on A Bit About Britain awhile ago. Thanks for reminding me of happy times there. You had good weather!

  2. I have to say my local allotment looks much better than their garden. ;)

  3. lisl says:

    This is an amazing survival. I haven’t heard of it

  4. Ayush says:

    the quadrant like arc on the timbre beams looks highly unusual to my eyes, CP. well spotted.

  5. There are some wonderful buildings at the museum. Lovely to see the photos of the house and garden :)

  6. The Yum List says:

    I have seen this same architecture in all sorts of places around the world. Amazing how culture travels isn’t it?